Ergo Cart™

The Ergo Cart™ is specifically designed to reduce the effort involved in re-shelving. It is also designed to become an integral component of FKI Library sorters. Each cart locks into place for sorting and automatically recharges its onboard power supply. During the sorting operation items are placed in the book cart with their spine facing outwards to ease the reading of the book titles during re-shelving. As books are sorted to the cart, the bottom shelf begins to automatically drop minimizing the distance the next sorted item has to drop. Gentle discharge of the items is thereby assured. Once the cart is full, an indicator lamp is automatically illuminated to indicate that the cart needs to be replaced. To reduce the amount of effort required to move an individual cart, an ergonomic frame was designed with low rolling resistance wheels requiring only a minimal amount force to move the cart. Once at the appropriate re-shelving point, the wheels can be locked in place and the bookshelf raised to waist height. This eliminates any unnecessary bending or lifting by the staff.